Balancing life and triathlon can be tough.  One thing that I sacrificed, as I got ready for racing Ironman Chattanooga, was a Friday night out with friends.

Ironman training blocks typically have long bike rides and long runs, at weekends.  As a result, I normally spent Friday nights at home.  Those evenings were used to rest up ahead of the big workouts.

Now that my big race is over, I am once again able to enjoy a Friday night out.  This evening, my wife and I joined members of our local triathlon club at a local brewery.  I enjoyed a couple of beers, some great conversation and street tacos from a food truck.  It was a fantastic night out.

After a week of suffering through the after effects of my race, I am starting to feel much better today.  I was able to do a 45 minute spin on the bike trainer, and it was not at all painful.  I think I will do the same thing tomorrow.

It is not off-season yet, because I still have SwimRun NC to do.  The reduced training volume does however mean, that I am much more easily able to balance life and triathlon.